%0 Journal Article
%T A Mobile Self-reconfigurable Microrobot with Power and Communication Relays
%A Dawei Zhang
%A Zhenbo Li
%A Mao Ling
%A Jiapin Chen
%J International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems
%D 2011
%I InTech
%X A modular mobile self-reconfigurable microrobot is developed to enlarge the whole surveillance range of mobile microrobot. The microrobot is designed as differential driven vehicle equipped with a passive universal connector with autonomic engagement/disengagement function, and actuated by MEMS-based electromagnetic micromotors. To realize that the microrobot is autonomous, its electrical system is designed in modularity and integrated. A simple autonomous docking approach based on infrared sensors is presented. Experimental results verify high efficiency and reliability of the proposed docking method, and demonstrate the improved ability of performing large-range vision-based surveillance by power and communication relays.
%K mobile microrobot
%K self-reconfiguration
%K electromagnetic micromotor
%K docking
%K relay
%U http://www.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/a-mobile-self-reconfigurable-microrobot-with-power-and-communication-relays